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HOME RENTAL IN SALT LAKE CITY AREA

Looking for advice for my small family's trip in the middle of September. We've been before but stayed downtown at a chain. Looking for more space, more nature and more local feel. After some time on VRBO I can't seem to grasp the ideal spots, although I liked the feel of the area north of Utah campus. Are there hotels there? What's that area called? Are there other spots in the greater Utah area, close to parks that might fit my needs? Budget wise I'm looking to spend no more than 300/nt. thanks!

The area north of downtown is called the Avenues. There are a couple of nice historical inns/B&B's there.

What is the purpose of your trip? What do you want to do? I don't understand what your "needs" are in asking about parks. Do you need a playground for kids? Or, are you talking about the UT Natl Parks?

Do you need to stay in the valley or are you interested in the mountains?

Sorry- I am coming w/ my 4 year old daughter who loves neighborhood parks. My wife likes quiet, tree-lined streets and I like seeing them both get what they want. Like I posted before, we have been before but stayed in the heart of the business district anne would like to try and live like a local for a 4 day stay. Thanks for all of your help.

Do you have a business component to this trip? Or is this just vacation? If its business, then I would figure out a way for you to take the bus/train to where you need to go or your wife could drop you off downtown. That way she has the car to drive to all the stuff there is to do in SLC with young kids--this is the town for small people!!

If its business and the family is tagging along, then you want these neighborhoods: Avenues, University, Zoo, St, Marys, Harvard/Yale, Sugarhouse, Highland Park, Canyon Rim. Search VRBO--you never know what you might find. Those are all very residential neighborhoods so I am not sure if there are rentals there, but you never know.

If you don't mind a longer commute into downtown, or its pleasure only, then stay up in Park City where there are lots of rentals. The only thing is that you have to drive up and down the canyon to see the zoo etc. You could also try in Sandy or Cottonwood heights--places near Big and little cottonwood canyons that have places that are generally booked in the ski seasons.

There is a brand new hotel on Foothill Drive--but I forget the name (ack). It is on a busy street, but it borders a nice neighborhood Maybe if you google SLC hotels and foothill drive, it will give you the name. There are lots of B&Bs in the Avenues but I am not sure how suitable they would be for a 4yo. But I would definitely check out the B&B association of Utah.

No the Hampton Inn isn't on a nice street but it is out of downtown and it is only 5 minutes away from Laird Park, which is one of the best kid parks ever. It's hard to find a hotel in a really residential area. Even in Sandy, they are close to the business parks etc. A compromise I guess.

I just checked VRBO for SLC and there are a number of houses in great neighbor hoods in SLC!! Try looking for ones that say 9th&9th, Sugarhouse or close to University or close to downtown (that usually means something like the Avenues). On the maps, you want a house in the north east quadrant of SLC--again this if you want to be near downtown in walkable residential neighborhood. I was quite impressed with the selection!